Laird Bell Law Quadrangle
| Title | Laird Bell Law Quadrangle |
| View | Architectural Drawing 2 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | Architectural drawing (photograph copy) of the proposed Law School of the University of Chicago by architect Eero Saarinen. Cost of the buildings is estimated at $3,500,000. A five-story central structure will face the reflecting pool and house the library, with stacks, faculty offices, student lounge, and public rooms. The hexagonal facility at the lower left will accommodate a 600-seat auditorium and a large courtroom for moot trials. Class and seminar rooms will be situated in a two-story wing to the right of the auditorium. A wing (upper right) containing administrative and legal aid office space will also connect the library building and Burton-Judson Courts residence hall where law students will be housed. |
| Subject Terms | Law schools | Exterior views | Architectural drawings (Visual works) |
| Photographer | William and Meyer Company |
| Photograph Date | Undated |
| Rendering Date | 1956-04-25 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 13.0 x 23.1 cm |
| Architect | Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961 |
| Completion Date | 1959 |
| Location | 1111 E. 60th Street | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Campus Grid | H02 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-04977 |
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